occurs, the rally stops and is replayed, without changing the score or serving positions.
- Let
played between two opponents who hit the shuttle with their rackets over and across the net until it falls on the ground
- Singles
two pairs of players form teams and compete against each other, resulting in a game of four players
- Doubles
when both players score are equal on the game/match point (score is 20-20) after this player need two consecutive points to win the match/game.
- Deuce
this grip is used to hit shots that are on the backhand side of your body
- Backhand
Your racket face should be perpendicular to the floor. Place your playing hand on the handle as if you are shaking hands with it.
- Forehand
- Line perpendicular to the net that separates the left and right service courts.
- Center Line
the back third of the court, in the area of the back boundary lines.
- Backcourt
another name for the shuttlecock
- Bird or birdie
Area of play, as defined by the outer boundary lines.
- Court
A fast and low shot that makes a horizontal flight over the net.
- Drive
A shot hit softly and with finesse to fall rapidly and close to the net on the opponent’s side.
- Drop
A violation of the playing rules, either in serving, receiving, or during play
- Fault
Front third of the court, between the net and the short service line.
- Forecourt
A quick wrist and forearm rotation that surprises an opponent by changing an apparently soft shot into a faster passing one; used primarily on the serve and at the net.
- Flick
- Shot made from below and very close to the net with the shuttle rising, just clearing the net, and then dropping sharply down the other side. The shuttle’s flight approximates the shape of a hairpin.
- Hairpin Net Shot
A shot hit low and to midcourt, used effectively in doubles against the up-and-back formation.
- Halfcourt Shot
Fast, downward shot that cannot be returned; a “putaway.”
- Kill
In singles, the back boundary line. In doubles a line 2 l/2 feet inside the back boundary line. The serve may not go past this line.
- Long Service Line
Shot hit from the forecourt that just clears the net and drops sharply.
- Net Shot
A series of games (at U.S. Olympic Festival-’93 it is three out of five), to determine a winner.
- Match
The middle third of the court, halfway between the net and the back boundary line.
- Midcourt
Instrument used by player to hit shuttlecock.
- Racket
this occurs when the players hit the bird back and forth several times before one side scores a point
- Rally
